NURS 503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Blood Vessel, Hypercapnia, Nephron
15 Oct 2018
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Older adults may be at risk for developing super vitamin deficiencies. Presentation of vitamin-related disorders may be atypical or masked by coexisting diseases or a failure to thrive. Use of vitamin supplements is very common in the elderly, making them vulnerable to drug-nutrient reactions. Activity levels and energy requirements decrease with aging. So: there is a reduction in total energy intake along with a decline in nutrient intake, including vitamins and minerals. Older adults need an increase in requirements for vitamins d, b6, and b12 in the elderly. Polypharmacy may be the cause of some of these vitamin deficiencies- because long term medication use may adversely affect vitamin status. Fat soluble vitamins: a, d, e, and k. Water soluble and the remaining: vitamins b1, b2, b6, b12, niacin, biotin, and vitamin c. *vitamins a,c, e, and b-carotene are also referred to as antioxidant vitamins and have been suggested to limit oxidative damage in humans.
